About the SPIN! Public Art Project:

From February 18 - 25, 2007 the world's top professional bicyclists competed over 8 days in the AMGEN tour of California bike race. This 700-mile race took competitors through several California coastal cities, starting in Sausalito and ending Long Beach. To celebrate the City of Long Beach presented SPIN, a public art piece that embraces the world of cycling. The Arts Council for Long Beach (ACLB) in collaboration with the City of Long Beach Redevelopment Agency commissioned 30 artists and artists teams to create exceptional sculptures for SPIN, using bikes for from the Long Beach police property yard. The artworks were on display along the course route through Long Beach, which ran along Shoreline Drive, up Alamitos Avenue, and down Ocean Blvd. to Redondo Avenue. After the race, the sculptures were sold to collectors at auction, to raise money for more public art projects.